Peralta Colleges move beyond accreditation as state looks to add 40,000 students « Oakland Local

Much like the weather, the state of the East Bay’s community colleges is decidedly sunnier than what our friends across the bridge are experiencing.

While City College of San Francisco is embroiled in a certification battle with the Accreditation Commission of Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)—a battle that was recently joined by the U.S. Department of Education—the Peralta Colleges appear to have found solid footing, according to District Chancellor Dr. Jose Ortiz.